by Leslie Berestein-Rojas November 21, 2016 Los Angeles County supervisors are expected to vote Tuesday on a motion aimed at combating hate crime after several suspected incidents were reported following the Nov. 8 presidential election. Supervisor Hilda Solis is proposing the county sheriff's department "act swiftly to proactively contact communities likely to be targeted"
by Rebecca Shapiro November 21, 2016 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) plans to investigate the uptick in hate crimesthat have occurred in the state since the presidential election, he announced Sunday. Speaking before the congregation at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church, Cuomo reaffirmed New York’s place as a safe haven for immigrants, people of color
Dear Friends, In the past week, on two separate occasions, GRID Alternatives staff and trainees were subjected to racially motivated physical and verbal abuse by neighborhood residents while working on one of our jobsites. Sadly, we know that they are not alone in these experiences, and that these experiences are not new for people of
Here in the United States, the results of the 2016 presidential election revealed once again the deep social and cultural divisions of the country. The shock waves of the election of Donald Trump, contradicting most all polling data, have been framed in terms of “populist versus establishment” and “politics versus entertainment.” For professionals working in
by Adeel Hassan November 14, 2016 DUNDALK, Md. — Ra’ad and Hutham Lalqaraghuli are no longer sure which America they’re a part of. Is it the hateful country they confronted a few weeks before the presidential election, when someone left a note at their door that said, “Terrorist Leave no one wants you here”?
by Michael D. Shear, Alan Rappeport, Eric Lichtblau, and Maggie Haberman November 14, 2016 Hate crimes surge, led by attacks on Muslims. The F.B.I. reported Monday that attacks against American Muslims rose last year, driving an increase of about 7 percent in hate crimes against all victims. The data, the most comprehensive look at
November 14, 2016 Students from the Eastside of Los Angeles left classes Monday morning and staged a walkout to protest the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. Students are protesting Trump's call for the deportation of undocumented immigrants, the construction of a wall between the U.S. and Mexico, and the
by Hailey Branson-Potts and Ruben Vives November 14, 2016 A Bay Area teacher was put on leave for comparing President-elect Donald Trumpto Adolf Hitler. A woman speaking Assyrian on a Bay Area Rapid Transit train was accosted by another passenger who told her, “Trump might deport you.” Some Latino students in Northern California were given
by Caitlin Dickerson November 11, 2016 In New York, men shouted, “You’re next!” at a black policewoman, making shooting motions with their hands. In California, a high school student told a classmate, “You support Trump? You hate Mexicans!” before throwing her to the ground and hitting her. Online, anonymous users wrote on Twitter, “Just
By Joseph Serna November 10, 2016 Donald Trump’s election as president has sparked scattered reports of rancor on California campuses and beyond. A Muslim college student in San Diego was robbed, and Latino high school students in Northern California were given mock “deportation letters” by a classmate in incidents that authorities believe were tied